"gritty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gritty.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grittier [comparative], grittiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪti Etymology: grit + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grit|y}} grit + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} gritty (comparative grittier, superlative grittiest)
  1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. Translations (containing sand or grit): пясъчен (pjasǎčen) (Bulgarian), песъчлив (pesǎčliv) (Bulgarian), písčitý (Czech), štěrkovitý (Czech), hiekkainen (Finnish), graveleux (French), ქვიშიანი (kvišiani) (Georgian), sandig (German), homokos (Hungarian), māngūngungu (Maori), māngēngenge (Maori), arenoso (Portuguese), granuloso (Portuguese), gravilloso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gritty-en-adj-v-cIZ0VK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 32 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 20 Disambiguation of 'containing sand or grit': 95 3 2
  2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. Translations (spirited; resolute; unyielding): твърд (tvǎrd) (Bulgarian), издръжлив (izdrǎžliv) (Bulgarian), odvážný (Czech), odhodlaný (Czech), sisukas (Finnish), peräänantamaton (Finnish), résolu (French), déterminé (French), შეუპოვარი (šeuṗovari) (Georgian), mutig (German), karakán (Hungarian), coraggioso [masculine] (Italian), spiritoso (Italian), niwha (Maori)
    Sense id: en-gritty-en-adj-FyFKiwv5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 20 Disambiguation of 'spirited; resolute; unyielding': 4 94 3
  3. (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence. Categories (topical): Film, Literature, Personality Translations (intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent): drsný (Czech), inhorealistinen (Finnish), realistyczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-gritty-en-adj-GkRXoAQ~ Disambiguation of Personality: 31 5 64 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 20 Topics: broadcasting, film, literature, media, publishing, television Disambiguation of 'intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent': 9 9 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grittily, grittiness, nitty-gritty

Inflected forms

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